Rome would become a powerful city, and as such, its leaders would gain inherent nobility. This nobility was an important theme of the Roman origin myth, according to which Rome's first citizens were ancestors of the great Trojan hero Aneas (Livy, The Ancient History of Rome 1.1). This ancient heritage was of fundamental importance to the Roman people as it brought a rich cultural heritage to a young nation. Rome's right to rule was further secured by the fact that the foundlings Romulus and Remus were nephews of the then king Numitor (Livy, The Early History of Rome 1.3), reinforcing the idea that the Romans were of noble dissent and, therefore, they had to govern. The Roman people believed they possessed inherent nobility and the right to rule, the Roman creation myth reflects this belief in the origins of the founders of the world.